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The lameness of King Philip II and Royal Tomb I at Vergina, Macedonia

2015; National Academy of Sciences; Volume: 112; Issue: 32 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1073/pnas.1510906112

1091-6490

Antonis Bartsiokas, Juan Luís Arsuaga, Elena Santos, Milagros Fernández Algaba, Asier Gómez‐Olivencia,

Ancient Egypt and Archaeology

Significance The knee ankylosis and the hole through it ties perfectly with the penetrating wound and lameness suffered by Philip II and conclusively identifies him as the occupant of Tomb I in Vergina, Greece. The age estimates of the three occupants are consistent with those derived from the historical sources. Cleopatra's (Philip’s wife) child was born a few days before Philip II’s assassination and both were murdered soon after Philip’s assassination. It follows that Tomb II belongs to King Arrhidaeus and his wife Eurydice and may well contain some of the armor of Alexander the Great. Thus, a nearly 40-y-old mystery concerning the Royal Tombs of Vergina has finally been solved that puzzled historians, archaeologists, and physical anthropologists.